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74 Fabiana imbricata, Buiz et Pav. ? " Shrub, attaining a 

 height of 10 or 12 feet ; grows in sandy soil, and most luxuriant in 

 neighbourhood of Nahuel Huapi, a lake on eastern side of the 

 Andes/' — W. Andrews. The specimen is without flower or fruit, 

 but it is scarcely possible to mistake this characteristic Chilian 

 species. I have seen no other specimens from the eastern side 

 of the Andes. 









23. NlCOTIANA ANGUSTITOLIA 



nata, B. Orah. = Nicotiana acun 

 11 Plant growing to a height of abc 

 flower, opening with a cup ; flow 

 lying plains." — W. Andrews. 



Petunia acumi- 



Hook. Bot. Mag 



There is, I think, no doubt as to 

 the identity of the species described by Graham with that of Buiz 

 and Pavon. As Eemy remarks, the figure in the 4 Flora Peru- 

 viana ' is ill-executed and misleading. The species is found on 

 both sides of the Andean chain, but is more common in Chili. 



Dwarf shrub, 



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somewhat resembling that of the potato ; fruit a small round 

 yellow berry, with seeds inside; locally called Manzana del 

 Diablo. Height from G to 15 inches, generally found in clay 

 ground in the valleys of Eio Negro, Chubat, &c."— W. Andrews. 

 This specieshasa wide ran ge in subtropical and temperate South 

 America, being equally common on both sides of the Andes. 











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81. Calceolaria plantaglwea, Sm. ?=C. biflora, Lam.? 

 " Broad-leaved Calceolaria, found at foot of the mountains. The 

 leaves grow in a compact mass close to the ground. The flowers 

 shoot up on stalks, much as the Cowslip."— 7F. Andrews. The 

 specimen consists of a single leaf and two detached flowering 

 scapes each bearing three flowers on very long filiform peduncles. 

 I do not feel assured of the identity of the species. 0. plantaginea 

 is found in many places in the Chilian Andes, and extends south- 

 ward to West Patagonia, but does not approach the Atlantic 

 coast. 



44. Linabia canadensis, Dvm.-Cows. 



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Plant found on 



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